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Master of Arts

Purpose: The Master of Arts degree is designed to provide a foundational understanding of one of five designated areas—New Testament, Old Testament, Apologetics, History or Doctrine—as a basis for further graduate study or for general educational purposes.

Emphasis: The focus is on scholarly research, with special attention on writing a thesis or guided research.

Time Frame: The M.A. is a 54-hour degree that normally takes two years or less for a full-time student to complete. Students admitted with advanced standing may complete the program in as few as 36 hours.

Please refer to the catalog for details about the M.A.


PROGRAM: 54 HOURS

  1. Advanced Standing or Leveling Work: (18 hours)
  2. CORE1 (12 hours)
    1. 5990 Advanced Theological Research (3)
    2. 5001 Advanced Introduction to the Old Testament (3)
    3. 5201 Advanced Introduction to the New Testament (3)
    4. 5230 Basic New Testament Exegesis (3) or
    5. 5321 Advanced New Testament Exegesis (3)
  3. Area of Concentration (12 hours) (See Areas of Concentration below)
  4. From Area(s) other than Area of Concentration (See “Division System” on page 40 of the catalog) (6 hours)
  5. Research (6 hours)
    1. Thesis (6)
    2. or
    3. Guided Research (3)
    4. Elective (3)

1 Core requirements and exceptions are explained on page 40 of the catalog.


LEVELING WORK

For students who come to the Graduate School with no Bible or related course work, this degree will require the following 18 hours of leveling work:

  1. Survey of the Old Testament (3)
  2. Survey of the New Testament (3)
  3. Elementary Greek 5310 and 5311 (6)
  4. Old Testament textual course (3)
  5. New Testament textual course (3)

REQUIREMENTS FOR AREAS OF CONCENTRATION FOR MASTER OF ARTS


  1. Old Testament:
    1. 5030 Old Testament Theology (3)
    2. One Old Testament textual course (3)
    3. 5100 Readings in the Hebrew Old Testament (3)
  2. One of the following courses:
    1. 5020 Archaeology of the Bible (3)
    2. 5110 Exegesis of the Hebrew Bible (3)
    3. 5160 History of the English Bible (3)
  3. New Testament:
    1. 5210 New Testament World (3)
    2. or
    3. 5220 New Testament Theology (3)
    4. 5320 Readings in the Greek New Testament (3)
  4. Two of the following four courses:
    1. 5341 Corinthian Letters (3)
    2. 5342 Letter to the Hebrews (3)
    3. 5350 Seminar in the Synoptic Gospels (3)
    4. 5361 Seminar in Acts of the Apostles (3)
  5. Apologetics:
    1. 5400 Systematic Theology (A) (3)
    2. or
    3. 5405 The Christian Faith (3)
    4. 5470 Providence and Suffering (3)
    5. 5520 Faith and Reason (3)
    6. 5550 Christian Ethics (3)
  6. Historical Theology:
    1. 5601 Early and Medieval Church (3)
    2. 5602 Reformation and Modern Church (3)
    3. 5640 American Restoration Movement (3)
    4. One course from the Theological Division
  7. Systematic Theology:
    1. 5400 Systematic Theology (A) (3)
    2. 5401 Systematic Theology (B) (3)
    3. One course from the Systematic Theology Area
    4. One course from the Theological Division